Thread by @awilkinson

So this oil prospector dies and goes to heaven. At the gate, St. Peter reads the account of his life and tells him that he's qualified for heaven, but there was a problem

"See that crowd over there? They're all oil prospectors who've arrived before you".... 👇

"And the way things work here, you can't get in until after them. So I'm afraid this looks like a long wait for you."

"Not a problem," replies the man. "I know how to get rid of that crowd..."

So he turns towards them and shouts, "Hey, did you hear? Oil has been discovered in hell!"

And sure enough, as soon as they heard him, every single one of them ran off towards hell....

Impressed, St. Peter waved the prospector through.

But he instead replied, "I think I'll follow the guys. Maybe there's some truth to that rumor!"

–Benjamin Graham